AN ARTILLERY DIGGER

DELICATE - ARCHIVAL REPAIR TO SPINE, imperial octavo, illus stapled light card wrappers, printed inside covers, illus prelims, unpagainted, G+ (heavy archival tape repairs to heavily cracked spine, page block completely detached from covers, heavy creasing & tanning to covers- minor soiling/staining also, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, moderate soiling & foxing throughout, some sections of page block detached)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand War Records for the NZFA N/D (1919)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand war art sketches characters NZFA caricatures

WOOD, CHRIS

Quarto, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, printed inside covers, 104pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to covers, light creasing to spine & cover edges, light tanning to covers)

PUBLISHER: IPL Books / Te Rau Herald Print 1996

KEYWORDS: New Zealand transport history trains rail railways Gisborne steam locomotives

CHING, RAY

Oblong quarto, illus light card wrappers with french flaps, black lettering to spine, illus inside covers & prelims/terminals, 246pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to top of spine, sl creasing to cover edges, sl foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: David Bateman 2014

KEYWORDS: literature illustrated Ray Ching nature Aesop New Zealand fables

BARNETT, SHAUN & BROWN, ROB & SPEARPOINT, GEOFF

REVISED EDITION, imperial octavo, illus stiff card wrappers, blue & black lettering to spine, 239pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing/bruising to cover edges, sl soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: Potton & Burton 2021

KEYWORDS: revised edition New Zealand outback rural huts backcountry travel guides

MAHY, MARGARET & WILLIAMS, JENNY (Illus)

SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY MARGARET MAHY, oblong octavo, illus stapled light card wrappers, printed inside covers, unpaginated, illus, VG (minor fading & rubbing to spine/staples, light creasing to cover edges, moderate fading & scuffing to rear cover, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Puffin / Penguin 1976

KEYWORDS: signed Margaret Mahy New Zealand writers authors children's literature fiction picture books

GEE, MAURICE

Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Puffin 2003

KEYWORDS: literature specials maurice gee new zealand literature

JESSOPP, AUGUSTUS

Octavo light card covers (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Institute of Cultural Dance 2017

KEYWORDS: augustus jessopp essays literature new zealand

BALLANTYNE, DAVID

FIRST EDITION, octavo, dark brown heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 191pp, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, sl soiling to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges with minor staining at base also, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Robert Hale / Whitcombe & Tombs 1963

KEYWORDS: modern first editions New Zealand writers authors literature fiction novels David Ballantyne

ANDERSEN, JOHANNES C

Octavo, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine & covers, printed inside covers, 332pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to spine/hinges, sl soiling to page edges, sl foxing to title page)

PUBLISHER: Cadsonbury Publications 2001

KEYWORDS: New Zealand topography topographical history place names Banks Peninsula

VAN PREHN, RON (Photos)

SCARCE, imperial octavo, illus stiff card wrappers, black lettering to spine, illus title page, unpaginated, illus/photos, VG (sl rubbing & creasing to spine & cover edges, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Seven Seas Publishing 1967

KEYWORDS: New Zealand art photography nudes women female Ron van Prehn

GEE, DAVID

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Millwood Press 1975

KEYWORDS: New Zealand prison history Lyttelton gaol Canterbury

WRIGHT, MATTHEW

REVISED UPDATED VERSION; ex-library super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Oratia 2017

KEYWORDS: New Zealand army world war one military campaigns history Gallipoli western front battles

UPPER CLUTHA RUGBY CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE

Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Upper Clutha Rugby Centennial Committee (c.2000)

KEYWORDS: Upper Clutha rugby club 100 years centennial sport history New Zealand

CLARKE, CATHERINE

Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Catherine Clarke 2021

KEYWORDS: New Zealand fiction literature

LONG, CHRIS

Super octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2022

KEYWORDS: New Zealand memoir Long family Gorge river

O'LEARY, MICHAEL

Octavo stapled wrappers (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Michael O'Leary (n/d)

KEYWORDS: Grafton Cemetery Auckland graveyard history graves founders New Zealand

SMITH, WAYNE & GIFFORD, PHIL

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Mower 2023

KEYWORDS: Wayne Smith rugby memoir autobiography all blacks black ferns New Zealand sport

PARIS, SUSAN (ED.) & DE GOLDI, KATE (ED.)

Super octavo hardcover (near FINE); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Annual Ink 2022

KEYWORDS: New Zealand illustrated children's annuals comics puzzles poetry articles illustrations photography

HUNT, JANET

Imperial octavo softcover (near FINE); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Massey University Press 2017

KEYWORDS: Wildbase Wildlife hospital New Zealand bird rescue vetinary care introductory guide colour photographs

AERIAL SURVEYS LTD NELSON

Imperial octavo stapled wrappers (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Aerial Surveys Ltd Nelson (c. 1977)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand historical coastal photomaps Stephens Island Motueka 1970s photo atlas coastline